Naga sadhus join community protest against land sale
Mumbai: Around a dozen ‘naga sadhus’ (naked sadhus) from Haridwar created a flutter by joining a community protest against the proposed sale of a…
It’s Hindi abroad, English-Vinglish at home
Agra: Foreigners are queuing up to learn Hindi and there was a global conference too to celebrate the language. Nonetheless, as English spreads inexorably…
Lisa chooses Wendell’s gown, Satya Paul sari for wedding
New Delhi: Indian-Canadian actress Lisa Ray will wear Wendell Rodricks designed gown for her wedding with banking executive Jason Dehni and will later change…
Printmaking finding new scope to live, re-invent
New Delhi: The decline in the art market in the aftermath of the economic meltdown has given the 15th century artistic tradition of printmaking…
With Navratras’ onset, devotees throng Himachal temples
Shimla: Tens of thousands of devotees assembled in different parts of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday and offered prayers on the onset of the nine-day Navratras,…
A spirited Chinese mom on a 3,000 Km trek on a wheelchair
China: A man in China has fulfilled his wheelchair-bound mother’s wish by taking her on a trek for over 3,000 km from Beijing to…
Chinese octogenarian becomes nude model
Beijing: An 84-year-old man in China’s Chengdu city has a new secret pastime. He has started posing as a nude model for art students at…
Cold autumn wind causes facial paralysis in China
China: A number of people, including children, in Chinese metropolis Shanghai have been suffering from facial paralysis caused by the cold wind during the…
Australia to honour Tendulkar
New Delhi: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday announced that Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar would be conferred with a membership of the Order of Australia…
Target Gandhi dynasty: More muck hits Indian Politics
A Magsaysay award winning activist’s war on Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law on charges of corruption has set off yet another political storm and…